Aikido Seishinkan

Join Aikido Seishinkan in Regina, Canada for self-defense classes and traditional Aikido training. Suitable for all ages and experience levels. The Head Instructor of Aikido Seishinkan is Virgil Lea Sensei (3rd Dan). Lea Sensei first began training martial arts in 1994, and began his Aikido training in the spring of 1996 under Hiroaki Izumi Sensei (6th Dan). Lea Sensei continued his training as a principle student and assistant instructor under Izumi Sensei until 2002. From the beginning of his training Lea Sensei was heavily influenced by the techniques and teachings of Yukio Kawahara Shihan (8th Dan). Kawahara Shihan was Izumi Sensei's teacher, as well as the technical director of the Canadian Aikido Federation, and Official representative of Aikido Hombu Dojo (world headquarters) for Canada. Hombu Dojo is located in Tokyo, Japan. When Lea Sensei opened the Aikido Seishinkan dojo in the spring of 2003, he became a direct student of Kawahara Shihan until his Sensei's passing in 2011. Lea Sensei has over thirty years of martial arts training and teaching experience. He has remained dedicated to furthering both his student's understanding of Aikido and its principles, as well as his own; continuous improvement always being top of mind.